History Main / FrogMen

* This trope is basically the entire premise of ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}''; The inhabitants of the eponymous world are amphibian-people (mostly frogs, but also others like newts, toads, and even obscure kinds like axolotls and olms), complete with a life cycle that begins with a tadpole stage. They notably differ from Earth's amphibians by being roughly human-sized (except for the olms, who are gigantic [[OurDragonsAreDifferent draconic]] creatures), bipedal with opposable thumbs, and being able to grow human-like hair and beard.

* ''Videogame/AlteredBeast'' has the Frog men mooks and their variants, frogs and toads that walk on their hindlegs like a human. They're fond of RollingAttack and [[SuperSpit spitting acidic fluids]]. They're mentioned to be part of the experiment to create the Merman Genome Chip.

* The titular Lake Monster of ''Film/ScoobyDooCurseOfTheLakeMonster'' is depicted as one of these, a monstrous bipedal frog who attacks with its long tongue. [[spoiler: Unnaturally for this franchise, they're ''not'' people in masks. They're actual monsters, raised as {{Mook}}s by an evil witch.]]

* ''LetsPlay/WitchCraftSMP'': Dodgy Frank, Cleo's trader, is seen as a frog prince and said to be keen on trying to get others to kiss him and "break the curse on him". However, he is, in fact, from an alternate timeline where the sentient races are non-human, and isn't actually a cursed prince.

** The grippli are intelligent, 2½ tall race of humanoid tree frogs. They can swing through trees by grabbing the branches and, uniquely amongst the frogfolk of D&D, are actually characterized as a benevolent race who have been playable in multiple editions. They can be considered the elves of frog-folk, having a centuries-long lifespan (''700-800 years'', when introduced) and a natural affinity for either druidic magic or psionics, depending on the source.

* ''WebOriginal/{{Amphiterra}}'' has the Temperate Freeple, a species of sapient frogs that walk on their hands while using their hind limbs for grasping.

** One Lovecraft story, ''Literature/TheDoomThatCameToSarnath'', describes a war between an ancient human city-state - Sarnath - and the city of Ib, populated by strange frog-like humanoids who pray to a lizardlike god called Bokrug. The men of Sarnath - quite unprovoked by the Ib folk, who seem peaceable enough - invade their neighbours, exterminating them and bringing the idol of Bokrug into their own city as a trophy. [[BullyingADragon This proves to be a terrible mistake]], as the title of the story warns.

* Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium: Gollum [[spoiler:([[WasOnceAMan originally a hobbit)]]]] is described as frog-like in ''Literature/TheHobbit'' and ''Literature/LordOfTheRings''. Creator/RankinBassProductions' AnimatedAdaptation ''WesternAnimation/TheHobbit'' took this look to uncanny extremes.

** The Philippenes have a marine version of the above, called a ''siyokoy''

* In ''TableTopGame/TheChroniclesOfAeres'', one of the three BeastMan races native to the SwordAndSorcery-themed land of Astreas are humanoid frogs called the Froskvir, one of three tribes warped into their inhuman state by the dying curse of a powerful witch-queen. The Froskvir are a peaceful and benevolent people, deeply devoted to mystical druidic traditions and with a tightly knit society dedicatede to the common good, contrasting the hidebound and arrogant [[BirdFolk orinvir]] or the primal, vicious [[Lizardfolk sliskvir]]. They do have a skeleton in their closet; a number of their people have been lured away and enthralled to the worship of some EldritchAbomination, devolving into malevolent tribals known as the Beejaa, after their uluating chants of worship.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': Monarch, the Urbankan from "Four to Doomsday". He keeps normal frogs and has two android servants made to look like Urbankans.

* The Folterseele in ''Series/{{Grimm}}'' is a race of frog-like Wesen. They cause sexual attraction in human form (thus causing them to be often victims of rape attempts) and they secrete a very poisonous toxin in self-defense. Another Frog-like Wesen never seen on camera but shown in one of the books is the Fossegrim

* In ''Series/TheMandalorian'' a frog-lady hires Din to transport her and a giant jar of her eggs back to her home planet so that her husband can fertilize them. Along with some unexpected hazards along the way, the Child discovers that the eggs make a [[BlackComedy tasty snack]].
* ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'': discussed, inverted, subverted, and parodied when Elly May is dating a Naval Frogman, and Granny is convinced that means he's a frog from the ''navel'' down (and has nightmares about their wedding).
* In ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'', Frank claims to have met a "Frog Kid" when he was institutionalized as a child in a [[BedlamHouse particularly horrifying mental institution]]. Eventually he learns that "Froggy" was actually an imaginary friend he came up with to help cope with the experience.

A SubTrope of the BeastMan, the Frog Men are humanoid (you know; two legs, two arms, one torso) but with frog-like traits. They are often depicted with FingerlessHands, [[FishEyes big Buggy Eyes]] and [[GreenAndMean Hairless Green Skin]]. Like FishPeople, they can live both on dry land and under water, but unlike the former they normally stay on dry land. Frog Men are generally found living around shallow water and in humid areas, especially in swamps, whereas FishPeople are more commonly placed in deeper waters. Like real frogs, Frog Men are also rarely associated with salt waters. Expect them to have [[InASingleBound improved leaping ability]].

* The White Monkey, a 19th century UrbanLegend from southern Maine, was allegedly a pale white man with webbed fingers who was cursed by a MagicalNativeAmerican chief for drowning his child. These days, it's mostly remembered for allegedly being seen by none other than Joseph Smith, founder of {{UsefulNotes/Mormonism}}.

* ''VideoGame/DustyRevenge'' have andromorphic toad-men enemies, who comes with a StomachOfHolding containing plenty of bombs they'll repeatedly regurgitate as an attack.

* ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}'': The Frog Men, a very powerful group of foes faced by the ComicBook/{{BPRD}}.

* In ''TableTopGame/TheChroniclesOfAeres'', one of the three BeastMan races native to the SwordAndSorcery-themed land of Astreas are humanoid frogs, with the others being LizardFolk and BirdPeople, contrasting the almost entirely mammalian array of BeastMan races found in the mainland of Aeres. All three were created by an evil [[SorcerousOverlord Witch]]-[[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen]], who polymorphed three of the four human nations of Astreas into bestial forms to torment them.

* OlderThanDirt: Myth/EgyptianMythology has Kek and Kauket, the frog-headed gods of darkness. Modern MemeticMutation has made fun of hieroglyphs resembling people sitting at computers and the deity's resemblance to memetic figure Pepe the Frog, as well as possibly being the name source for the infamous "Flag of Kekistan" in use by [[JustJokingJustification faux-ironic]] [[BlackShirt white supremacists]]. [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement And that's all we're saying on this subject.]] On a similar note, the Ancient Egyptians also had a goddess of motherhood called Heqet with a frog head.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': The inhabitants of the eponymous world are amphibian-people (mostly frogs, but also others like newts, toads, and even obscure kinds like axolotls and olms), complete with a life cycle that begins with a tadpole stage. They notably differ from Earth's amphibians by being roughly human-sized (except for the olms, who are gigantic [[OurDragonsAreDifferent draconic]] creatures), bipedal with opposable thumbs, and being able to grow human-like hair and beard.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' has the antagonistic toad-like Wartmongers.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Croagunk and its evolution, Toxicroak, fit this trope due to their frog humanoid appearances. Speaking of humanoid, their egg group is the [[HuMons human-like egg group]].

* ''Literature/{{Kane}}'': In ''Bloodstone'', the Rylliti, descendants of the [[{{Precursors}} elder race of Krelran]], distinctly bachtrian in appearance (mottled and warty hide, webbed feet and hands, toad heads, throat pouches), degenerate but deadly.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': The inhabitants of the eponymous world are amphibian-people (mostly frogs, but also others like newts, toads, and even [[SeldomSeenSpecies obscure kinds]] like axolotls and olms), complete with a life cycle that begins with a tadpole stage. They notably differ from Earth's amphibians by being roughly human-sized (except for the olms, who are gigantic [[OurDragonsAreDifferent draconic]] creatures), bipedal with opposable thumbs, and being able to grow human-like hair and beard.